FRICTION-DRIVE Components for TRUMPF 95

Project 

• Motorized curtain track systems custom-built to integrate into curvilinear architecture.
• 2,500 ft (760 m) of Gerriets TRUMPF 95 track and 56 FRICTION-DRIVE motors.
• Systems deploy and retract variable acoustic drapery as needed to adjust hall acoustics.

Architect

• Diamond & Schmitt

Acoustic Concept

• Artec Consultants, Inc. / Fisher Dachs Associates

Client

• Lesna, Inc.

Location

• Montréal / Canada

Further information, planning and audio examples can be found on gerriets-acoustics.com.

With the reconstruction of the Bodan dockyard the municipality of Kressbronn has realised its own lake stage, a stage for the region, at Lake Constance, Germany. In the future, the enjoyment of art, culture and culinary delights will be the main focus of this cultural monument. The "Werft1919" is a place to meet, to exchange ideas and to experience the interplay of nature and architecture. The unusual stage situation required special attention with regard to the acoustic design: the single-layer sound-absorbing and multi-layer sound-insulating scurtains made of SATIN CS enable flexible room acoustics and at the same time limit the spread of sound across the expanse of the lake. Furthermore, acoustic curtains made of ABSORBER CS by Gerriets serve as a vestibule in the restaurant.

Project data

• TRUMPF 95 FRICTION-DRIVE track system
• Curtains made of the acoustic fabric ABSORBER CS in black and the drapery fabric SATIN CS in perl white
• Stage curtains: 23 m, acoustic curtains: 10 m, hight: 4.33 m each
  
  

Client

• Municipality of Kressbronn

Planer

• weinbrenner.single.arabzadeh architektengemeinschaft, Nürtingen / Germany
  
  
  

Location

• Kressbronn at Lake Constance / Germany

Project

Acoustic curtains and projection systems for modern, cube-shaped new building of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland:

• 23 sound curtains OFFICE with outer layers made from stage velvet BARCELONA and ALICANTE in combination with TRUMPF 95 OFFICE track systems and FRICTION-DRIVE.

• Seven frame systems FULLWHITE with dimensions up to 11.3 x 2.3 m.

Location

• Muttenz / Switzerland  

Further information, planning and audio examples can be found on gerriets-acoustics.com.

Project

Motorised outdoor shading for the new headquarters:

• 17 outdoor curtains made from outdoor textile SKYLIGHT in combination with TRUMPF 95 track systems and FRICTION-DRIVE. 

Location

• Feldkirchen bei Graz / Austria

Project

A maximum of acoustic flexibility, powerful and pleasant sound mixing as well as optimised reverberation times by the means of specific acoustic measures:

• Main Hall:
  
  25 acoustic roller banners G-SORBER; dimensions of the systems: up to 4.5 x 4.5 m; double-layer drapes made from the acoustic fabric ABSORBER CS; in the special colour cobalt blue.
  
  Roller screen system RUNWAY PLUS for the main stage; dimension of the system: 10.0 x 7.5 m; drapes made from projection fabric ARCTIC PLUS; steel housing painted dark blue upon customer request.

• Small Auditorium:
  
  Two curtains made from acoustic fabric ABSORBER CS; dimensions of the curtains: each 20.5 x 4.1 m; in the special colour cobalt blue; installed on TRUMPF 95 track system with FRICTION DRIVE.

• Recording Studio:
  
  Six curtains made from acoustic fabric ABSORBER CS; dimensions of the curtains: up to 5.4 x 2.5 m; in the special colour magenta; installed on TRUMPF 95 track system.

Contractor

• City of Ventspils

Architect

• haas cook zemmrich

Client

• Merks Ostas Celtnieks

Location

• Ventspils / Latvia

Further information, planning and audio examples can be found on gerriets-acoustics.com.

Project

• Large-scale curtain systems to allow modification of room acoustics, in particular the reverberation time.
• Double-layered curtains made from ALICANTE Stage Velvet backed with WOOLSERGE.
• A total of 31 track systems using TRUMPF 95 (total length approximately 480.00 m), of which 20 (about 330.00 m) were fitted with FRICTION-DRIVE motors.

Client

• Hold Showtech APS, DK-Frederika SBS Bühnentechnik, Dresden

Location

• Aarlborg / Denmark

Further information, planning and audio examples can be found on gerriets-acoustics.com.

Project

• Three custom-fabricated curtains with double-sided printing and extensive decorative grommeting.

• For auditorium:
  1 blackout curtain on TRUMPF 95 track using FRICTION-DRIVE motors;
  curtain 156 ft wide x 12 ft high (47.4 m x 3.7 m); track 183 ft long (55.8 m).

• For open studio space: two sunreflective curtains, 92 ft wide x 12 ft high (88.1 m x 3.65 m) and 
  35 ft wide x 12 ft high (10.7 m x 3.7 m).

Architects

• OMA; KHA Architects, LLC

Designer

• Petra Blaisse / Inside Outside

Client

• Home Comfort LLC

Location

• Ithaca, New York / USA